- Next-gen Dacia Spring confirmed with production shifting to Europe.
- The EV will switch to the modern Renault Twingo E-Tech platform.
- It will have a boxier styling, a four-seat cabin, and a sub-€18k price.
Dacia has confirmed that its next budget EV will keep the Spring name, badged as the New Spring to set it apart from the car it joins rather than replaces. The big news isn’t the name though. It’s the move out of China and onto a modern Renault platform, which fundamentally changes what this little urban EV is.
The original Spring launched in 2021 as a China-built rebadge of the Renault Kwid, riding on the aging CMFA-EV architecture. Dacia gave it a comprehensive exterior and interior overhaul in 2024, then added power and a new battery in 2025. That city car sticks around, but the clean-sheet New Spring slots in above it with European production and a far more current foundation.
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The official teaser reveals a boxy rear end with clean surfacing and squared-off LED taillights. This follows an earlier sketch of the profile, confirming that the New Spring will adopt a five-door hatchback silhouette with a compact footprint.
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While we have yet to see the interior, Dacia promises that the New Spring will have “four real seats and a proper boot”. Expect the same essentials-first approach, likely with the brand’s clever YouClip accessory-mounting system for added versatility.
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The real upgrade is underneath. The New Spring swaps the old CMFA-EV bones for the AmpR Small architecture that underpins the new Renault Twingo E-Tech. Dacia is staying quiet on specs, but the Twingo’s 80 hp motor and 27.5 kWh battery are the obvious carryovers.
According to Dacia, the Spring has sold nearly 210,000 units in Europe since its debut in 2021, helped by its standing as one of the most affordable EVs in the region. Pricing for the new locally-built model is expected to start from under €18,000 ($21,000 / £16,000), meaning it will be more expensive than the old Spring, which started from a heavily discounted €11,900 ($13,700) in Germany earlier this year.
While we wait for Dacia to reveal more photos and details, you can check out the earlier spy shots of the urban EV.
